Sometimes I enjoy questions without answers. They make you think.
Consider the word Caprice. It means a sudden change of mind without apparent motive. It turns up in French in the 16th century, apparently arising from an earlier Italian word, cappricio. But where did that come from?
Some say it references goats (capro) and their tendency to frisk about in random fashion. Or, perhaps it combines the words for head (capo) with riccio, a complicated word meaning curled or frizzled hair. Having one's hair stand on end does not quite seem like caprice, but it is the sort of experience that might change your mind.
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